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[–] ThatWontFit@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (3 children)

🎶Ohhh Thiago Silvaaaaaaa🎶

We know we got lucky.

[–] PostpostshoegazeLUVR@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Yeah but Chelsea got him for free. Even if he had been garbage he would’ve been valuable for culture. Cavani, Thiago Silva, Zlatan, Larsson, etc all good signings. Even someone like Gary Mac for Liverpool.

If United had signed him for free they’d still be going on about how good he is. But on the flip slide Chelsea would never have spent £70m on Casemiro.

[–] Blue_winged_yoshi@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (6 children)

You guys are a money-no-object club, you can absolutely afford to take the gambles and pocket the wins. United are having to budget carefully for FFP and they’ve blown a fortune on transfer fee/wages here!

[–] jamieaka@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

You guys are a money-no-object club, you can absolutely afford to take the gambles and pocket the wins.

huh wasn't thiago silva was a free transfer though?

[–] Cicero912@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

United is also a money-no-object club lol. They are just bad at it

[–] Livinglifeform@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

United have even more money than chelsea, just chelsea sometimes actually sell players they've spunked away all their money on so they can spunk away some more money

[–] ThatWontFit@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I assume there is a /s here lol.

We signed Silva on a free...and we also stay within FFP by selling/loaning players.

[–] a_lumberjack@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Wages still count for FFP. He’s not playing for free.

[–] ThatWontFit@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Our wage bill is smaller than City's, Arsenal's, and United's...

[–] a_lumberjack@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

What part of that doesn’t mean giving a huge contract to an aging player is a risk? You seem to be arguing that it’s not a risk because he was signed on a free transfer.

[–] ThatWontFit@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

We give Silva 1 year deals that he and Chelsea must agree to extend...

[–] AllBodiesAreMiracles@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

United fans and crying about money when they're just as bad, name a better combo

united just do shit business

[–] jarch5@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

This has to be a copypasta

[–] ElderlyToaster@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago